Congressman Crenshaw here. Below I’ve highlighted a few key things that happened this week in Washington.

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Eight months ago, I wrote about civility in politics in The Washington Post following my atypical appearance on Saturday Night Live. Have we made any progress since that moment?

Read more about why I believe the outrage incentive is dooming our politics in my Dallas Morning News op-ed. 

This week, the House voted on a $2.7 trillion, two-year budget deal. While I applaud House leadership for working in a bipartisan way, here is my full statement on why I voted no:

Amazon’s new Houston Tech Hub supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) is now open, bringing 100 jobs to our city. My staff attended the grand opening to learn more and tour the new 25,000 square foot facility. Teams will support AWS through account and product management, software development, and solution architects. Our hub is one of 18 in North America, which combined employee over 20,000 people.

AWS counts major Houston economic contributors such as BP, Shell, Sysco, and GS Marketing as customers. AWS also helps the City of Houston with different IT services, including water billing and the open data portal.